The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-27
OUR WASHING TON LETTER

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Rarely, even
during the time when congress has been
in session, has the lobby of Wizards
hotel presented a more animated ap-
pearance than during the past week.
The occasion of this unusual gather
ing was the opening of the 18th annual
session of the Carriage Builders Ma
tional association. This association is
one of the Oldest trade organizations in
over three-hundred, including the rep
resentatives of all of the leading car
riage building companies in the United
States. 1t is probable that if the per-
son who built the fabulous ''one-hoss
shay" had been permitted to attend
such a meeting in his day, he would
have been able to secure some points in
the construction of felloes and hubs
that would have delayed the final ca
tastrOphe to that famous old vehicle
for many years. Many questions of
interest, both to the trade and public,
were discussed during the session, and
committee was appointed to memo
to the passage of laws looking
to the protection of the timber
supply OF the country, which is rapidly
being destroyed. A trade exhibition of
models was arranged in one of the pub
lie halls, which attracted much atten-
ton both among the members of the
association and the general public. The
arrangements for the convention were
very complete, and included daily at
Topographic report of the proceedings
issued in the form of a daily
edition of the Carriage Month
ly, enclosed in a Autographed
cover of handsome design, including
views of the Soldiers Home grounds,
the Capital vista, the Washington mon
ument, and the Lincoln statue in Lin
coin Park. The convention was doubt
less the most successful and largely at
tended of any yet held by the associa-
ton.
The diplomatic corps has sustained
a severe loss in the death of NJ. Effendi,
the Secretary of the Turkish legation,
which occurred on Wednesday last.
Mr.. Efendi, was the oldest member of
the diplomatic corps in the city, having
been in continuous service for fifteen
years as the representative of his
government. He had headquarters
both here and in New York City. All
of the members of the diplomatic corps
at present in the city attended the
funeral services, and afterwards joined
in escorting the remains to Oak Hill
cemetery, where it was temporarily
placed in the receiving vault to await
orders from the Turkish government
as to its final disposition. It has not
vet been decided whether NJ. Effendi
was a Catholic or a Mohammedan
1t was his custom to read a portion of
the Greek Testament every dav. but
whether for language, culture or
spiritual edification is uncertain.
Although the season is well adj
vanced, there appears to have been no
in the spirit of activity dis
played both by the general government
and by individuals in improving the
city and its surroundings During the
past week New York and Washing
ton syndicate has placed upon the
a beautiful tract of ground
upon the main line of the b. s. o. rail-
road within two miles of the city.
which is to be known as Woodbridge. -
Situated as it is upon elevated ground,
IN the midst OF picturesque and historic
surroundings, and commanding ex-
tended views of the capitol, the city
Soldiers Home and portions of Mary
land, it combines many attractive
features as a place of residence The |
streets and avenues have been laid out |
and graded so as to secure perfect |
drainage and handsome villa sites, and |
no expense or pains have been spared |
70 make them perfect. Combining as /
e does all of the attractive features to
De found in the vicinity of the national /
.apitol there can be no doubt but that
Woodbridge is destined to become in
he near future one of the attractions
u the District of Columbia. Fl. !